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Kasperi Heikkinen

Finnish guitarist

Musical artist

Kasperi Heikkinen (born ) is a Finnish guitarist who is best known as a former member of symphonic power metal band Amberian Dawn.[1] He played in the band from early until late He is also the guitarist for Finnish metal bands Merging Flare and Guardians of Mankind,[1] which is a Gamma Ray tribute band.[2] Heikkinen performed with German metal band U.D.O. from until [1][3] He currently resides in Helsinki.[1][4]

As a touring musician, Heikkinen has played on part of the German power metal band Gamma Ray's Majestic tour in following an injury to Henjo Richter.[5] On their most recent to the Metal-tour, Heikkinen replaced Henjo Richter once again for shows scheduled in Germany and Czech Republic in March He also shared stage with his fellow axemen Hansen and Richter making "a three guitar special" for the encore numbers at the Nosturi club in Helsinki, Finland on 29 March

In , Heikkinen was brought into a new symphonic metal band called Beast in Black by fellow Finnish guitarist Anton Kabanen. Beast in Black released their debut album in November by the metal label Nuclear Blast.

Discography

With Merging Flare

  • Reverence, Disentertainment ()
  • Beyond The Blackhole/Under The Fire, Split-EP (Guardians of Mankind / Merging Flare), Imperiumi Records ()
  • Hell to Pay, Promo-EP ()
  • S/T, Promo-EP ()

With Amberian Dawn

With Elenium

  • Them Used Gods, Self Financed EP ()
  • For Giving For Getting, Rage of Achilles ()
  • Caught in Wheel, Kampas Records ()

With U.D.O.

  • Steelhammer, AFM Records ()
  • Decadent, AFM Records ()

With Beast in Black

Other

  • Conquest: The Harvest, self-financed ()
  • Heavy Metal Perse: "Eripura", Dethrone Music (), guest guitar solo on track #4 "Pahaksi Parkittu Lalli"
  • Heavy Metal Perse / Guardians of Mankind: Legenda Taikamiekasta/Kuninkaidenlaakso, Split-EP, Imperiumi Records ()
  • Omnium Gatherum: "Spirits And August Light", Rage of Achilles (), guest guitar solo on track #3 "The Perfumed Garden"
  • Dark Sarah: "Attack of Orym", Riena Productions (), guest guitar solo on track #3 "Invincible" and track #7 "Delirium"

Equipment

Heikkinen is on the artist roster of Ibanez[9] guitars and uses the following models:

  • Ibanez Jem77FP
  • Ibanez Jem77BRMR
  • Ibanez Jem77VBK
  • Ibanez JemLNG
  • Ibanez UVPBK
  • Ibanez UV7PWH
  • Ibanez UVGR
  • Ibanez UV77MC
  • Ibanez PGMRE
  • Ibanez RGTQRBB
  • Ibanez Rocket Roll (Flying V)

Heikkinen uses Mesa/Boogie amplification exclusively.

  • Mesa/Boogie TriAxis Preamp
  • Mesa/Boogie Amp
  • Mesa/Boogie Rectifier 4x12 cabinet

Effects and accessories

References

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